A Nose for Trouble...

Like Father, Like Son: Neil and Will Rucker 

Well after almost 10 months of living in Malaysia, we were finally able to welcome our first house guests recently! Will's dad, Neil, and stepmom, Monina, won the friendly little pool that Will and I started between ourselves on who would be the first to come visit. Congratulations, you two! And in order to celebrate, we introduced them to a fun "little" dining experience over a champagne brunch at the Westin Hotel with twelve of our other KL friends. It's amazing how quickly our reservation for 4 grew to a table for 16 when we sent word to our friends about the bubbly brunch. And it was certainly bubbly alright! I'm fairly certain that the Westin lost out on a good amount of money from us that day, but judging from the pictures I'd say it was a smashing success for all of us! Now, you might think that a "Champagne Brunch" at one of the pricier hotels in the heart of KL would be a rather hoity toity affair, but I assure you that the only people holding their nose up in the air are the ones trying to keep them from falling off (see pictures below). And with the finest of foods, bottomless bubbly that guarantees your glass is always (more than) half full, and a balloon artist dressed as a clown making the rounds to ensure we're all enjoying the best of both, one is guaranteed to have a good time (just like one is guaranteed to "borrow" the "community" jar of M&M's from the toppings table at the Sundae Station. We tried to catch the culprit, but this group's not saying a word. All they keep saying is, "Nobody Nose..."

Neil and Monina

 

Iain and Cynthia

Rob and Lauren

Rosh and Jane

Mike and Courtney

Ela

Caught Red (Blue, Orange, Green, and Brown) Handed